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Born on Sunday January 11, 1959
- P.M.D. Faas
- Joanne Henriëtte de Winter, 's-Hertogenbosch († 2005)
- Uwe Lobs, Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 2018)
- NN levenloos IJmker, Hoogeveen,, Drenthe, Nederland († 1959)
- Sharon Ann Stob, Grand Rapids, MI
- Hendrikus Antonius STURKENBOOM, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1959)
- Andreas Maria Lodewijk Joseph Alexander Peter Julius Jankovich van Bésán, Pribér-Vuchin en Duna-Szekcsö, Kamina, Congo († 1960)
- Dirk Jaspers, Zundert († 2008)
- Philip (Phillip) Wayne "Phil" Lindsay, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA († 2008)
- Yvonne DE GOEDE, Delft,Zuid Holland,Nederland († 1959)
Died on Sunday January 11, 1959
- Adrianus Dominicus van Breugel (63), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Oosting (57), Alkmaar
- Adrianus Dominicus van der Horst (63), Fijnaart en Heijningen
- Adriana Fransijna van Helden (78), dordrecht (zuid holland)
- Andries Bernardus van Vemde (90), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Carolina Antonia Elings (75), Gallatin County, Montana, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Horst van der (63), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria van ERP (84), Oss, 4077, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- IJmker (0), Hoogeveen nederland
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Schouten (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on January 11
- 1956 » Big Bank Hank, American rapper († 2014)
- 1957 » Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
- 1957 » Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach († 2015)
- 1957 » Peter Moore, Australian rules footballer and coach
- 1958 » Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1959 » Brett Bodine, American NASCAR driver
- 1959 » Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1961 » Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish racing driver († 1989)
- 1962 » Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe
- 1962 » Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist
Died on January 11
- 1952 » Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (b. 1889)
- 1953 » Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1868)
- 1953 » Roberta Fulbright, American businesswoman (b.1874)
- 1954 » Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
- 1957 » Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General of Australia (b. 1867)
- 1958 » Alec Rowley, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
- 1958 » Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1961 » Elena Gerhardt, German soprano and actress (b. 1883)
- 1963 » Arthur Nock, English-American scholar, theologian, and academic (b. 1902)
- 1965 » Wally Pipp, American baseball player (b. 1893)
Names that were popular for boys in 1959
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Robert
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Ronald
- Paul
- David
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1959
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Yvonne
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Ingrid
- Margaretha
- Petronella
- Linda
- Karin
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1959
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
- January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
- February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
- May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
- June 14 » Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
- November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
Weather January 11, 1959
The temperature on January 11, 1959 was between -3.8 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.